Qureshi to embark on visits to Iran, Saudi Arabia
ISLAMABAD:Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will be embarking on visits to Iran and Saudi Arabia on Sunday in line with the directive of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
While in Tehran,…
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Irani protesters call on Khomeini to resign over Tehran plane crash
REUTERS: Iranian protesters and newspapers piled pressure on the country’s leadership and riot police stepped up their presence in Tehran on Sunday after Iran’s military admitted that it had…
Iran admits it shot down Ukrainian airplane accidentally
REUTERS: Iran said on Saturday it had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian plane killing all 176 people aboard and voiced its deep regret, after initially denying it brought down the aircraft in…
Pakistan issues travel advisory for Iraq
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday issued a travel advisory for Iraq, cautioning its citizens to exercise maximum caution while planning visit to Iraq at this point.
"In view of recent…
Ukrainian plane with 170 people aboard crashes after takeoff in Tehran
A Ukrainian passenger plane with at least 170 people on board crashed shortly after take-off from the international airport south of the Iranian capital Tehran, local media reported.
Ali…
Iran fires missiles at US troop bases in Iraq
Iran fired missiles Wednesday at Iraqi bases housing the US military, officials in Washington and Tehran said, in the first act of the Islamic republic's promised revenge for the US killing…
Iranians harassed, questioned at US border: CAIR
ISLAMABAD: Dozens of Iranians and Iranian-Americans have reported being harassed or questioned for hours at the US border following heightened tensions over the US killing of Iranian General…
Defiant Trump doubles down on threat to Iran cultural sites
US President Donald Trump doubled down Sunday on a threat to attack Iranian cultural sites despite accusations that any such strike would amount to a war crime.
After his top diplomat, Mike…
Critics challenge Pence’s claim Soleimani facilitated 9/11 hijackers
An assertion by US Vice President Mike Pence that Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani, who died Friday in an American attack in Iraq, had helped the September 11 terrorists has been sharply…
US targeting 52 sites in Iran, warns Trump
President Donald Trump warned Saturday that the US is targeting 52 sites in Iran and will hit them "very fast and very hard" if the Islamic republic attacks American personnel or assets.
In…
Thousands in Iraq mourn top Iranian general killed by US; rockets fired in Baghdad
REUTERS: With shouts of “Death to America”, tens of thousands of people marched in Iraq on Saturday to mourn Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani and an Iraqi militia leader who were…
Iran declares three days of mourning after Qasem Soleimani’s assassination
Top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani was killed Friday in a US strike on Baghdad's international airport, Iran and the US confirmed, in the most dramatic episode yet of escalating tensions…
Iran’s Khamenei warns of “severe revenge” over Soleimani’s…
Iran said its arch enemy the United States bore responsibility for the consequences after killing one of its top commanders, Qasem Soleimani, in an air strike Friday on Baghdad airport.…
Your territory will be the main battlefield: Iran warns enemies
AFP: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards commander on Saturday warned any country that attacks the Islamic republic will see its territory become the “main battlefield” as he opened an exhibition of…
Javad reaffirms Iran’s support for Kashmiris
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi called Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif to apprise him of the latest situation in the Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
Qureshi briefed the…